The COMPANY of PLAYERS

A member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain

The Trial Of God
by Elie Weisel
6th - 14th October 2000
Directed by David Crook

Set in a Ukrainian village in the year 1649, this haunting play takes place in the aftermath of a pogrom. Only two Jews, Berish the innkeeper and his daughter Hannah, have survived the brutal Cossack raids.

When three itinerant actors arrive in the town, Berish demands that they stage a mock trial of God instead, indicting Him for His silence in the face of evil. But who will defend God? A mysterious stanger named Sam, who seems oddly familiar to everyone present, shows up just in time to volunteer.